Cabbage Vada

Chettinad Cuisine
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Here is a very crispy and delicious Vada recipe that is popular in South India. This cabbage vada is easy & quick to prepare. It is made with crushed lentils and chopped cabbage, coriander leaves, onion and carrots. It makes…a lipsmacking combo with your hot cup of coffee or tea.

Ingredients

Chana dal /kadalai paruppu -1 cup

Red chilly - 1 or 2

Garlic - 2 pods

Garam masala pwd - 1 tsp

Saunf - ½ tsp

Hing - a pinch

Shredded cabbage - 1 cup

Shredded carrot - ½ cup

Onion sliced - ¼ cup

Coriander leaves - ¼ cup

Oil to deep fry

Salt to taste

Instructions

1.

Wash, rinse and soak the chana dal in enough water for 1 hour

2.

Drain the dal and add it to the blender

3.

Add red chilly, garlic, garam masala pwd, saunf, hing, salt and grind to coarse batter without adding water

4.

Transfer to bowl

5.

Chop finely cabbage, carrot, onion and coriander leaves

6.

Add to the vada batter

7.

Mix everything very well

8.

Add 1 tbsp of kadalai maavu (gram flour)

9.

Heat oil in a fry pan

10.

Take a small ball out of the batter and flat it to vada shape

11.

Drop it in hot oil carefully

12.

When one side of the vada is cooked, flip it over and continue frying in low medium flame

13.

Fry the cabbage vadas till golden brown and crisp on both sides

14.

Drain on paper towels to remove excess oil

15.

Yummy Cabbage Vadas are ready

16.

Enjoy hot with mint chutney, tomato ketchup or any dip of your choice

17.

My kids love to munch it as after school snack with hot chocolate milk

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